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上手

shàng shǒu

2-character word

What 上手 means

1. to obtain
2. to master
3. overhand (serve etc)
4. seat of honor

The characters in 上手

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Words containing 上手

• 插不上手chā bu shàng shǒuto be unable to intervene

Sounds the same

Read shàng shǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 上首seat of honor; first place